San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-09

''let ms Introduce you 10 MIR Charters;-
my old friend, Lieutenant Dallas Major
TraVsrs-Mr. Cnarturis. irIVrr~ pray
present Mr.. Caartyr,S 20 YOUR siris. l see
her yul.rg. uust 90 in search ul my part
u.r.'
Easily .oru |, my 10y! slil the merry
VI for: ".ui, ~ iIe crow ~ Luck, Dog
...-.ts..s .u - .lf.c.l>, "a he led the nov
a.. tr.l. To W lrrc Il very pretty cir, sat Od-
side an elderly lady. "Have yuu seen the
bciiG-Miss HERBERT"
Charters laughed.
Il have known her the best part Of my
life, he said, drily.
Indeed Major TTavers looked at
Charters with new interest, and whis-
tied, metaphorically. NO wonder you
look gluml" was his mental comment,
you're rather heavily handicapped"
II must compliment YOU" he could not
resist saying, somewhat maliciously, lit is
a clean walk over. Miss Herbert has car
ried off the Blue Ribbon"
But as Louis made no reply to this speech
Major Travers fOrebore. 1t ICdS rather a
hard case, if Charters was sweet on"
the beauty to have TO do the running
against "Our fellows" and especially Beau.
-htohNlilAts 'hpA'Alli pNhAlfAsdiu i'' 'th
Valerie, wondering, for his keen glance
noticed a change in the young face, what
had happened to trouble her, and he could
not help connecting the change with Louis.
Surely there was nothing between these
two-he but a youth, she a mere child.
BeauTegard set his teeth as he passed his
arm around the girls slender form.
Child" she might be to him more than to
Louis, for he was thirteen years her senior;
but she was perilously witching child.
But now they were in the dance, step TO
step, in perfect rhythm; Valerie had little
enough of experience; bU' she did not be-
lieve anyone cnltId dance as Captain Beau
regard did; and he said to her smiling:
81 knew you came from Fairyland Only
fairies in their dances under the enchanted
oak could foot it as you dOn'
She looked up, her great clear eyes full
of laughter
No" she said, 81 have only danced at a
few child's parties but you would make
anyone dance, Captain Beauregard"
Now yOW make pretty speeches, Fairy
Queen. | wish you would admit me to
your moonlight revels."
ooh! mortals never are admitted-are
they?" said She
81 believe not; but am begging you to
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Beauregard shrugged his shoulders.